Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Hypericum hypericoides (St. Andrew's Cross) [Hypericaceae]
(this observation is from ScaleNet)
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Diaspididae: Aonidomytilus hyperici (Hypericum Scale) [females are found on twigs, or under flaky and shredded bark; usually males are found on leaves; this insect occurs in the SE as far north as Virginia & Washington, DC] SN2014